"Dark."
Zarek felt like he was in an endless void of darkness.
He could hear voices, smell things, and even feel touch and pain if his body was injured.
But he was in a state of almost complete paralysis, and time bound him tightly in place.
It felt like his soul had already completely left his body, almost like he was in an ethereal state because of it.
No, he was really in an ethereal state.
His soul was hovering inches away from his body.
And if this went on, Zarek's soul would completely come out of his own body.
Just then, something strange happened to him. A strange energy flickered for a moment, and his entire body and soul seemed to change in an instant.
Not a visible change, but one that only he could feel.
The time that had bound him seemed to shift instantly.
His body, mind, soul and something else, something strange, began tuning to the Time that bound him.
Everything felt extremely slow, as if an eternity had already passed.
